November 18, 2014

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Inlander Photo, 2008 / Young Kwak
Harold Balazs inside one of his creations in the yard of his Mead studio.

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Fall Arts Event Highlights

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Sept. 26SPOKANE ARTS AWARDSThis annual fete focused on the Spokane art scene is moving online, and there's plenty of reason to join the virtual celebration this year. Jess Walter will read from his new novel The Cold Millions and poet Kathryn Smith will offer a sneak peek at her new book Self-Portrait with Cephalopod as well. There will be dance from the Spokane Chinese Association, music from Jenny Anne Mannan and "words of hope" from an array of local artists (and who couldn't use those right about now?). All for a mere $5 that will go to pay the creative and technical people making this online bash happen.Besides recognizing locals in the areas of collaboration, imagination, leadership and inclusion, Spokane Arts will be giving its lifetime achievement award to Kate Vita in what will surely be the most emotional moment of the proceedings. Vita was named the winner of the 2020 Karen Mobley Impact Award for her work in visual art, film, television, theater, interactive art, digital art and more. Vita died in April after forging a remarkable career that included stints as an animator on Ren & Stimpy and other shows, creating sets for regional theater groups and, most recently a 2019 show of her paintings called Naked, in which she painted portraits of women without makeup, unsmiling, as a commentary on how women become unseen as they age. "It was mindblowing to be visible and treated with such love," artist Eva Silverstone, one of Vita's Naked subjects, said of the experience. Vita's husband and sometimes collaborator Richard Vander Wende will be on hand to accept the award on her behalf. Online, $5, 8 pm, tickets and details at spokanearts.org (DAN NAILEN)

The aftermath of a wildfire that destroyed Malden

By Wilson Criscione

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Malden, a town of roughly 200 people, was decimated by a wildfire on Monday, Sept. 7.

Hazardous smoke covered the Inland Northwest, fueled by fires across the West Coast

By Young Kwak and Erick Doxey

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Scenes of a smoke-filled Spokane.

Black Lives Matter Protest Spokane August 30

By Young Kwak

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Quinna B. holds a Black Lives Matter flag at the Big Red Wagon in Riverfront Park.

Some of our dream rock documentaries

By Nathan Weinbender and Dan Nailen

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DONNA SUMMER She is, without question, the predominant voice of the disco era, but Donna Summer's pre-fame career could inspire a documentary unto itself. Before she became a dance floor diva, Summer worked as a model, fronted a German psych-rock band, starred in a production of Hair and collaborated with legendary producer Giorgio Moroder on sexually suggestive jams that were so long they took up an entire side of a vinyl record. Basically, the world needs to know about the wonderful weirdness of Summer's early contributions to pop music, and she deserves to be the subject of a documentary as glossy and stylish as she was. (NW)

A photo tour of Arbor Crest

By Young Kwak

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A photo tour of Arbor Crest
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